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A number of the ASIC's proposals for conflicted remuneration payments are claimed to be inconsistent with current financial services law and have little to do with the pr...

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AMP's Horizons Academy has linked with the University of New South Wales, allowing graduates to use credits towards financial planning degrees that are then linked to the...

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AFA joins voices expressing concern that minister may have influenced Productivity Commission outcome....

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The number of disputes relating to investments taken to FOS in the 2011-12 financial year dropped by 13 per cent on the previous year....

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Paraplanners usually provide the technical investment knowledge in boutique practices and tend to construct plans from "start to finish", according to Hays banking direct...

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For a financial adviser, building a strong marketing capability via social media needs to start with a professional website, something that is now cheaper and less compli...

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Long-term investments have made Australian households nervous, according to ING DIRECT's Financial Wellbeing Index that shows investors are least comfortable with this as...

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Employers in the banking sector are seeking financial services professionals with "like-for-like" experience and are spending more time during the recruitment process to ...

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Lengthy disputes over divorce settlements can create significant opportunity costs for clients, putting their financial lives "on hold", according to ipac law sector mana...

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Barclays Bank has paid a penalty to ASIC for withdrawing client funds without approval and failing to return the money for five business days....

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Countplus has acquired a 25 per cent stake in South Australian professional services firm Hood Sweeney....

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The Federal Government has backed the success of its small business clearing house as it passed half a billion dollars in superannuation payments....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 2 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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